CAMPBELLS (OXTON) LIMITED

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SC224750 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£451
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £451

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£451
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£90£180£271£361£451Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£451£451
Debtors£18.4k£18.4k
Net assets£451£451

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-04-10
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  3. 2023-03-20
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  4. 2022-04-12
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  5. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-10-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  7. 2020-10-26
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  8. 2020-10-26
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    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-07
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  13. 2018-07-09
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  14. 2017-07-31
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  15. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-01-01
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    DUN, Gwen Elliot appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-01-01
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    YOUNG, James resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-09-18
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    KIRKHOPE, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2001-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CAMPBELLS (OXTON) LIMITED
  20. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    DUN, Thomas George appointed
    director
  21. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    YOUNG, James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-10-30
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-10-30
    ➕
    KIRKHOPE, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-30
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-10-30
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas George Dun
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Pikiestane
Oxton
Lauder
Berwickshire
TD2 6PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DUN, Gwen Elliot→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUN, Thomas George→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, James→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned
KIRKHOPE, Robert→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2006-09-18
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-30 · resigned 2001-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-10-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-26